Jobs have been lost in recent years in the car industry and ICT systems are to blame. What ICT systems could this statement be referring to and do the benefits out weigh the disadvantages
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Car industry and ICT Jobs have been lost in recent years in the car industry and ICT systems are to blame. What ICT systems could this statement be referring to and do the benefits out weigh the disadvantages:- The car manufacturing industry was one of the first to use computer controlled robots in the construction of vehicles. Since that time, their use has become widespread across all sections of manufacturing. In order to increase productivity and decrease costs, manufactures have found it necessary to replace workers with machines. Although the initial cost of installing these computer controlled machines is high, the lowing running costs quickly pay for the investment by decreasing labour costs. ICT systems are involved in the manufacture of the car industry? The ICT present in an up to date manufacture in the car industry are as follows: One would be research and development which includes design (Computer Aided Design "CAD"), modelling and testing...

